MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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